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Nelomites

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Nelomites
Temporal range: Famennian[1][2]
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Melonites

Melonites is genus of ammonoid cephalopod belonging to the Cheiloceratidae family. Species belonging to this genus lived in late Devonian (Famennian). Same generic name has also been used for genus of echinoid named Melonites Norwood & Owen, 1846.[3]

Species and distribution

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  • Melonites globosus Bogoslovskii, 1971: ca 370.0 - 366.8 mya of Kazakhstan (South Urals). This is actually only member of this genus.

Sometimes, more species were added into this genus:


References

  1. ^ a b "Goniat database". Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Korn D, Klug C (2002) Ammoneae Devonicae. Fossilium Catalogus 138. Backhuys, Leiden
  3. ^ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". Retrieved 15 October 2015.